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Chocolate Chip Gingerbread with Orange Hard Sauce

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 17, 2011
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Rich gingerbread, a classic holiday dessert especially when served with ultra-rich sauce, gets an easy boost from chocolate chips.

Chocolate Chip Gingerbread with Orange Hard Sauce

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 9
  • Ingredients 16
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Ingredients

Gingerbread

  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Sauce

  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 1 tablespoon orange juice

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 8 or 9-inch square pan. Beat eggs in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Gradually add molasses and sugar, beating until well blended.
  • Step 
    2
    Add buttermilk and melted butter; mix well. Add all remaining gingerbread ingredients except chocolate chips; beat until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into greased pan.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake at 350°F. until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. For 8-inch pan, bake 43 to 53 minutes; for 9-inch pan, bake 30 to 40 minutes. Cool 20 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, combine powdered sugar and 1/3 cup butter; beat with electric mixer at low speed until smooth and creamy. Beat in orange peel and orange juice.
  • Step 
    5
    To serve, cut gingerbread into squares; place on individual dessert plates. Spoon about 1 tablespoon sauce over each serving.

Nutrition

445 Calories
22g Total Fat
6g Protein
56g Total Carbohydrate
32g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/9 of Recipe
Calories
445
Calories from Fat
200
Total Fat
22g
34%
Saturated Fat
13g
65%
Cholesterol
115mg
38%
Sodium
440mg
18%
Total Carbohydrate
56g
19%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
32g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
14%
14%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
16%
16%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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